Proverbs 25:19
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מִבְטָח
mibṭâch
properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance
בָּגַד
bâgad
to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
עֵת
ʻêth
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
צָרָה
tsârâh
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
שֵׁן
shên
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
רֶגֶל
regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
אַצִּיל
ʼatstsîyl
a joint of the hand (i.e. knuckle); also (according to some) a party-wall (Ezekiel 41:8)
Key Terms in This Verse
בָּגַד bâgad
to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
Study H898 →אַצִּיל ʼatstsîyl
a joint of the hand (i.e. knuckle); also (according to some) a party-wall (Ezekiel 41:8)
Study H679 →מִבְטָח mibṭâch
properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance
Study H4009 →רֶגֶל regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
Study H7272 →צָרָה tsârâh
tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:
Study H6869 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
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